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Chapter 728 Reinforcements arrive in Qingzhou

At this time, above the main island, Liang Shicheng ordered people to rise up, and Lin Yifan was the only hot air balloon assigned to the navy.When the hot air balloon rises to a height of [-] meters, it can observe the distribution of the entire archipelago and the situation of various battlefields.

Liang Shicheng relied on it to fully control the battle situation everywhere, and do a good job of supporting and dispatching at any time.

The naval battle at this time has become a war of confrontation and attrition. Tianhua seems to be on passive defense, but in fact he is the one taking the initiative.Controlling the source of fresh water at sea is equivalent to controlling enough food and grass, plus occupying a favorable location, it is enough to stabilize the morale of the army.

In contrast to the situation of the coalition forces, although they are active in the offensive and have a strong force, they also consume more fresh water.This war started with a surprise attack, and the Dongyang Army was completely unprepared, and it did not expect that the war would last for several days, and the scope would be so wide.Therefore, the fresh water they carry is only drinkable for less than ten days.

Although Cao Jun was fully prepared, considering that he was fighting along the coast, he was not prepared for long-distance and long-term combat. Therefore, the fresh water reserve was only about one month.

Now that the two armies are united, if they are divided equally, they can only last for more than ten days.Considering the round-trip distance, this battle of the archipelago must have a breakthrough or end within ten days, otherwise regardless of success or failure, they must return quickly.

And when the three navies were chasing in the vast sea, the situation in Qingzhou finally reversed.

The tens of thousands of troops who crossed the river from Mingzhou finally rushed to Qingzhou.Among them, [-] cavalrymen took advantage of the night and rushed for hundreds of miles, smashed into the Dongyang Army camp fiercely, and broke through the enemy camp in one fell swoop.The Dongyang Army collapsed and fled back to the east of Qingzhou in embarrassment.

That night, the Dongyang Army was killed and captured as many as 7 to [-] horses, and the rest fled to the eastern county town. Only then did they gather the soldiers and horses, but there were only more than [-] troops left.

Zhu Shengtunyuan was terrified. He had never seen the scene of tens of thousands of cavalry charging collectively, when the camp was pierced by endless cavalry.Although the soldiers fought desperately, they still couldn't stop the frantic influx of cavalry.In just a moment, the camp collapsed, and no one wanted to face the unstoppable cavalry.

Now, Zhusheng Tunyuan can only gather the army in the county and immediately close the city gate. Although it can hold on, there is no reinforcements.It's not that he doesn't want to continue retreating, but how can two legs run better than four?Not long after they entered the county, the Tianhua cavalry had already arrived and slaughtered the Dongyang defeated army that had not yet entered the city gate one by one.

A day later, 3 horses from the original Qingyang City defenders arrived to assist the cavalry in besieging the county.

Three days later, the remaining 17 soldiers and horses from Mingzhou finally arrived.At this time, more than [-] troops gathered under the county city and began to attack the Dongyang Army.

On the fifth day, the 30 soldiers and horses assembled from Huazhou also arrived under the county city.Coupled with reinforcements coming from all over the country one after another, the strength of the Tianhua Army suddenly swelled to nearly 50.Looking at the Tianhua Army with more and more troops, Zhuo Shengtun couldn't help but despair. He deeply felt that he was deceived by the Cao family's envoy.The other party told His Majesty the Eastern Emperor that Tianhua's [-] troops had been trapped by them, and there were not many troops in the country to garrison the city.

According to the historical records of Dongyang Kingdom hundreds of years ago, the Central Plains Empire maintains a force of around 70 to [-] troops. Only in times of war, millions of soldiers and horses will be recruited suddenly.But most of these people are farmers without much combat experience, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

Therefore, bewitched by the hype of the Cao family's envoys, all the officials in Dongyang felt that the 50 troops in the Central Plains that had been torn apart were considered to be the power of the country.Once Dongyang's army entered the hinterland of the Central Plains, Tianhua Kingdom would be powerless to resist.The previous battles were indeed as everyone had imagined. The resistance in the eastern part of Qingzhou was very weak. The Dongyang Army only paid a very small price, and took down dozens of counties in the eastern part, and searched for countless wealth and materials.

Although they encountered stubborn resistance in Qingyang City, the people of Dongyang still felt that this was already the strength that Qingzhou could muster. As long as it was breached, Qingzhou would be able to go down without a fight, and it would be no problem to plot against Zhongzhou.

But the reality slapped them hard, Tianhua could casually assemble an army that surpassed their strength.The powerful and unpredictable cavalry wiped out nearly half of their troops in one fell swoop.The samurai spirit that he was so proud of was completely vulnerable to iron hooves.

Zhu Shengtunyuan scolded Qiao Yue furiously, and roared violently in the county mansion. Nearly half of the 20 troops were lost, and now they are besieged here again.If there is no better way, I am afraid that the whole army will be destroyed here.If all the 20 soldiers and horses died in the Central Plains, then Dongyang Kingdom would be seriously injured.

You know, the population of Dongyang is only about 700 million, because there are no enemies around, and the national maintenance force is only about 30.Of the 20 troops, only 40 are regular imperial troops, and the rest are temporarily recruited warriors.However, there are only about 20 warriors in Dongyang, and these [-] horses have already accounted for one-third of the empire's military strength.

Now the Tianhua Empire has been annoyed, waiting for it to defeat Cao Jun and take the Central Plains.The next thing to settle is their Dongyang Empire.Dongyang, whose strength has been greatly weakened, how should he deal with the furious and powerful Tianhua Empire?

Without waiting for Zhu Shengtunyuan to come up with a solution, the Tianhua army immediately launched a fierce attack on Dongyang after they surrounded the county.If all Tianhua's siege weapons hadn't been conscripted into the southern army, the now powerful Tianhua army would have already captured the county.But now the army lacks the siege weapons that they already have. In addition, half of the army is young and strong militia recruited temporarily, with little combat experience.Therefore, the siege is mainly based on training troops to minimize casualties.

Lu Zhan, the chief general of this southward aid army, has already sent people to the south, please dispatch a batch of siege weapons for support.The besieged Dongyang army is already a turtle in a urn, not a threat.What needs to be considered now is how to defeat this alien army that invaded the Central Plains with the least cost.

But at this time, the hog born in Tunyuan was desperate.After thinking about it, he had no choice but to send people to the harbor and notify the navy to try to come to meet him, and at the same time send people out of the city to request negotiations with the Tianhua Army.And as a bargaining chip for negotiations, there are only tens of thousands of Central Plains people left in the county.He knew that threatening Tianhua in this way would further anger him.But he has no choice, the more than [-] people must be kept and returned to the country safely.Only in this way can the empire have a greater chance of winning in future wars.

At this time, he still didn't know that the entire Dongyang Navy had been mobilized to pursue the Tianhua Navy, and they had already left Qingzhou, unable to return to rescue.And as for the common people in the county, they really put a lot of pressure on the Tianhua army.If they continue to attack and refuse to compromise, these tens of thousands of people will become victims. This is contrary to Tianhua's flaunted idea of ​​the value of the people, and Lu Zhan can't help but be careless.

So, he sent someone to Weizhou to ask His Majesty for instructions on how to make a decision.

(End of this chapter)